Question 1

A person who is low in emotional intelligence is likely to misread the nonverbal signals of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most individuals do not show evidence of reflective judgment until their ________, if at all.

Accepted Answer

A)  teen years 
B)  middle to late twenties 
C)  early to middle thirties 
D)  late thirties to early forties 
A)  teen years 
B)  middle to late twenties 
C)  early to middle thirties 
D)  late thirties to early forties

Question 3

The traditional approach to intelligence, the ________ approach, focuses on how well people perform on standardized aptitude tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  triarchic 
B)  psychometric 
C)  factor analysis 
D)  cognitive 
A)  triarchic 
B)  psychometric 
C)  factor analysis 
D)  cognitive

Question 4

When Manmeet's father passed away, the will stated that Manmeet and his brother should decide how to split the estate between them. After weeks of fighting over how to divide the inheritance, Manmeet tells his brother, "I would rather both of us get nothing, than for you to get more than is right!" This somewhat irrational position is likely the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the fairness bias. 
B)  the hindsight bias. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  avoiding loss. 
A)  the fairness bias. 
B)  the hindsight bias. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  avoiding loss.

Question 5

Dialectical reasoning involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  comparing and evaluating opposing points of view in order to determine the best solution. 
B)  drawing conclusions from a set of observations or premises. 
C)  generalizing from past experience. 
D)  using an algorithm to solve a problem. 
A)  comparing and evaluating opposing points of view in order to determine the best solution. 
B)  drawing conclusions from a set of observations or premises. 
C)  generalizing from past experience. 
D)  using an algorithm to solve a problem.

Question 6

Tacit knowledge about how to be a good student predicts academic success in college as well as entrance exams do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A person who is low in emotional intelligence is likely to misread the nonverbal signals of others.

Most individuals do not show evidence of reflective judgment until their ________, if at all.

The traditional approach to intelligence, the ________ approach, focuses on how well people perform on standardized aptitude tests.

Dialectical reasoning involves:

Tacit knowledge about how to be a good student predicts academic success in college as well as entrance exams do.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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Exam 9: Thinking and Intelligence

A person who is low in emotional intelligence is likely to misread the nonverbal signals of others.

Most individuals do not show evidence of reflective judgment until their ________, if at all.

The traditional approach to intelligence, the ________ approach, focuses on how well people perform on standardized aptitude tests.

Dialectical reasoning involves:

Tacit knowledge about how to be a good student predicts academic success in college as well as entrance exams do.

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters